As you read and journal, I also want you to connect with your classmates, and discuss the text online. For the discussion to be successful, you must enter into conversation–not merely post a response to the prompts. The idea is to talk–back and forth–with each other about the book, to challenge one another’s thinking. So, you’ll need to post your responses, and read and comment on what others have written.
If everyone waits until the deadline date, we obviously can’t have a quality discussion. Ideally, you will begin discussing early on, and continue until school starts. You don’t have to have finished reading the entire book or have completed your journal to begin talking about the text! The deadline, for grading purposes, to complete your contribution to the discussion is July 18.
Post a response to the two prompts in the discussion board, and, for each, respond to at least one of your classmates. (That is at least 4 total!) The discussion rubric will help you understand the expectations of an online discussion and will hopefully improve the quality of the discussion. Please read it before entering the conversation. You may also want to check out the handout for tips on making meaningful comments.
Be sure to bring your copy of the book with you to class the first day of school.
Online Discussion
As you read and journal, I also want you to connect with your classmates, and discuss the text online. For the discussion to be successful, you must enter into conversation–not merely post a response to the prompts. The idea is to talk–back and forth–with each other about the book, to challenge one another’s thinking. So, you’ll need to post your responses, and read and comment on what others have written.
If everyone waits until the deadline date, we obviously can’t have a quality discussion. Ideally, you will begin discussing early on, and continue until school starts. You don’t have to have finished reading the entire book or have completed your journal to begin talking about the text! The deadline, for grading purposes, to complete your contribution to the discussion is July 18.
Post a response to the two prompts in the discussion board, and, for each, respond to at least one of your classmates. (That is at least 4 total!) The discussion rubric will help you understand the expectations of an online discussion and will hopefully improve the quality of the discussion. Please read it before entering the conversation. You may also want to check out the handout for tips on making meaningful comments.
Be sure to bring your copy of the book with you to class the first day of school.